Rapid Thermal Ice Penetrator : Report on Test Results Using a Higher Energy Propellant.

Ocean Systems Research, Inc. has developed a Rapid Thermal Ice Penetrator with a demonstrated capability to penetrate thick ice at rates in excess of 6 feet per minute. Successful field testing was demonstrated at the APLIS 91 Arctic Ice Camp where 10 feet, 4 inches of ice was penetrated in 120 seco...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Anderson, James K.
Other Authors: OCEAN SYSTEMS RESEARCH INC ANNAPOLIS MD
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1991
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*ICE PENETRATION
*HIGH ENERGY PROPELLANTS
TEST AND EVALUATION
THERMAL PROPERTIES
DENSITY
THICKNESS
SIZES(DIMENSIONS)
ENERGY
FIELD TESTS
REPORTS
PROPELLANTS
FUELS
PENETRATION
ICE
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
OCEANS
SOLID PROPELLANTS
Arctic
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA290140
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA290140
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Summary:Ocean Systems Research, Inc. has developed a Rapid Thermal Ice Penetrator with a demonstrated capability to penetrate thick ice at rates in excess of 6 feet per minute. Successful field testing was demonstrated at the APLIS 91 Arctic Ice Camp where 10 feet, 4 inches of ice was penetrated in 120 seconds. This report addresses the feasibility of increasing the energy density of the fuel (solid propellant) to reduce system size and weight. The testing proved that a higher energy propellant will allow significant reductions in system size and weight.

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